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eijkman

/ˈaɪk.mɑːn/

翻译: 专有名词,指发现脚气病由营养缺乏引起的荷兰医生。

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C2formalcommon/ˈaɪk.mɑːn/

不可数 · 专有名词

A proper noun referring to a Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency.

  • 🇨🇳专有名词,指发现脚气病由营养缺乏引起的荷兰医生。
  1. Christiaan Eijkman C1 formal medical

    A Dutch physician and pathologist who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency, specifically a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1).

    • Eijkman's experiments with chickens led to the discovery of the cause of beriberi.
    • Christiaan Eijkman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929.
    • The work of Eijkman laid the foundation for the discovery of vitamins.

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